Animal stanchion



Ocnze, 1937. QEOLSON 2,097,163

ANIMAL STANCHION Filed March 24, 1937 8 Il ll Patented Oct. 26, 1937 ANIMAL STANCHION Oscar E. Olson, Abbotsford, Wis.

Application March 24, 1937, Serial No. 132,779

2 Claims.

My invention refers to a permanent anchor means for animal stanchions, .and it has for its object to provide a metallic sleeve, which is permanently cemented into the stanchion ridge of an animal stall, whereby the strap comprising one element of a lower stanchion shackle may be quickly and economically assembled or dismantled from the permanent sleeve, in the event of renewal, it being understood that this renewal of the stanchion strap is effected without injury or cutting away of the cement ridge.

A further object of the invention is to provide this permanent anchor for the reception of a strap bolt, whereby the strain of the bolt, or

breakage due to strain of the stanchion ridge, is

in effect eliminated.

A further object of my invention is to provide the anchor strap with means for adjusting the stanchion shackle backward or forward relative to the concrete stanchion ridge, and evacuation trough, to compensate for varying lengths of the animal.

With the above and other minor objects in view, the invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of elements, as hereinafter set forth with reference to the accompanying drawing and subsequently claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l represents a fragmentary sectional elevation of the cement floor of an animal stall provided with a standard stanchion ridge, the same being shown equipped with an anchor sleeve and associated parts embodying my invention, certain of the said parts being in section to more clearly illustrate structural features.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same, with parts broken away and in section, as illustrated by the dotted line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one form of anchor strap embodying the elements of my invention.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of another form of anchor strap embodying the features of my invention, the same being partly broken away and in section to illustrate structural features.

Figure 5 is a cross section of a fragment of cement floor, having projecting therefrom an anchor ridge carrying a sleeve, which is permanently cemented in said ridge, for the reception of stanchion shackle equipment.

Referring by characters to the drawing, A represents the cement floor of the front or head portion of an animal stall, having extended upwardly therefrom a rectangular anchor ridge B of standard type. The anchor ridge has embedded or cemented therein a plurality of metallic sleeves I, there being only one of said sleeves illustrated. This sleeve extends transversely of the ridge, and has open ends liush with the side faces of said ridge. Hence, due to its flush relation with the side walls of the ridge, there are no obstructions offered, and said sleeve, being a permanent part of the floor, can readily be used for attaching the desired shackle elements of a stanchion.

As best illustrated in Figures l and 2 of the drawing, a rectangular anchor strap 2 is fitted over the ridge, having legsS-S terminating with apertures, which, when the strap is properly adjusted, will aline Lwith the sleeve l. The upper stretch of the strap is provided with a plurality of companion sets of apertured ears 4--4, any pair of which are for the reception of a retaining bolt 5 for engagement with the lower link of a chain 6, the same being suitably connected to the lower throat portions of any standard vstanchion C, it being understood that the upper portion of the stanchion (not shown) is in swinging connection with an overhead element.

After adjustment of the stanchion strap 2, a retaining bolt 1 is passed through the apertured strap legs, and loosely through the anchor sleeve I, said bolt being provided with a head and the usual nut, whereby it is secured with relation to the assembled parts.

Thus it will be seen that the anchor strap is firmly held to the ridge, and that pull strain upon it is resisted by the connecting parts, to-wit the sleeve and bolt, anchored in the base of the ridge. In the event that any of the strap parts become worn or broken, it is obvious that said defective strap can be quickly removed and replaced by simply manipulating the bolt l, thus avoiding the diliicult and expensive operation of renewal, which usually requires chipping away of some portion of the cement ridge, whereby said ridgek must be repaired or renewed.

Referring especially to Figure 4 of the drawing, the upper reach of the strap 2 is illustrated as having a plurality of apertures 8 therein for the selective reception of bolts 9, which bolts carry the shoe portion Il! of an apertured set of ears Il. By this means the ear Il can readily be structure, I may vary certain of the Darts within the scope of the claims.

I claim: Y 1. A` stanchion shackle mechanism comprising a metallic tube transversely embedded into a concrete stanchion ridge, a strap nested about the ridge having apertured legs in alinement with said tube, a bolt passing through the tube forconning the legs, and a set of apertured ears provided with a foot engaging the upper stretch of the strap, said strap having a plurality of apertures for adjustment ofthe foot portion of the ears, and bolts for securing the same to the upper stretch of the strap, the bolts being passed through the foot of said ears` and a selected pair l 

